Gladiators: The Ashes 2
Season 2
StarringUlrika Jonsson
Mike Hammond
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Australia
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkSeven Network (Australia)
ITV (UK)
Original release28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) - 12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) –
18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) - 1 February 1997 (1997-02-01)
Season chronology

Gladiators: The Ashes 2 (aired in Australia as Gladiators: The Ashes Return) was the second Ashes series for Australian Gladiators and UK Gladiators. This was the final series in the original Australian series.

Contenders

Contenders
Country Female Contenders Male Contenders
Australia Marisa Huettner
Catherine Arlove		 Paul Stubbs
Paul Reynolds
United Kingdom Sarah Damm
Michelle Kimberley
Hannah Owen
Celia Duffield		 Emmil Watson
Mark Everitt

Gladiators

Gladiators
Country Female Gladiators Male Gladiators
Australia Delta, Fury, Glacier, Storm Condor, Taipan, Tower, Vulcan
United Kingdom Laser, Lightning, Rio, Vogue, & Falcon (Reserve) Ace, Hunter, Rhino, Saracen, Wolf

Shows

Episode Contest Original airdate Contenders (Female) Contenders (Male) Events
1 Heat 1 28 September 1996 (Australia)
18 January 1997 (UK)[1]		 Marisa Huettner (AUS) Vs Michelle Kimberley (UK)1 Paul Reynolds (AUS) Vs Emmil Watson (UK) Pendulum, Powerball, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough
2 Heat 2 5 October 1996 (Australia)
25 January 1997 (UK)[2]		 Catherine Arlove (AUS) Vs Celia Duffield (UK)2 Paul Stubbs (AUS) Vs Mark Everitt (UK) Skytrak, Powerball, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Duel
3 Grand Final 12 October 1996 (Australia)
1 February 1997 (UK)[3]		 Marisa Huettner (AUS) Vs Catherine Arlove (AUS) Paul Reynolds (AUS) Vs Mark Everitt (UK) Pendulum, The Wall, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough

1Replaced Sarah after she was injured in Pendulum.
2Replaced Hannah after she was injured in Gauntlet.

The Ashes Return: Heat One

Original airdate: 28 September 1996 (Australia), 18 January 1997 (United Kingdom)
Contenders:

  • Marisa Huettner (Australia) Vs Sarah Damm/Michelle Kimberley (United Kingdom)
  • Paul Reynolds (Australia) Vs Emmil Watson (United Kingdom)
Female
Event Marisa Sarah /Michelle Gladiators
Pendulum 10 5 Vogue & Glacier
Powerball 0 01 Vogue, Glacier & Laser
Swingshot 1 4 Lightning & Fury
Duel 0 102 Rio & Storm
Hang Tough 5 5 Lightning & Delta
TOTAL 16 24
Male
Event Paul R Emmil Gladiators
Pendulum 10 10 Hunter & Condor
Powerball 9 5 Rhino, Tower & Condor
Swingshot 13 7 Saracen & Taipan
Duel 0 0 Hunter & Vulcan
Hang Tough 0 0 Wolf & Taipan
TOTAL 20 22

Eliminator

  • Female: 4 second head start for Michelle (UK)
  • Male: 1 second head start for Emmil (UK)

Winners: Marisa Huettner (Australia) & Paul Reynolds (Australia)

1Sarah Damm injured her ankle in Pendulum. Michelle Kimberley took her place played the remainder of the games.
2Although Michelle stayed on the platform for the full 30 seconds, Storm was later disqualified for putting her hand on Michelle's hand and pugil stick.
3Paul originally scored 3 points, but one blue ball worth 2 points was disallowed as Paul touched the pole to collect it.

The Ashes Return: Heat Two

Original airdate: 5 October 1996 (Australia), 25 January 1997 (United Kingdom)
Contenders:

  • Catherine Arlove (Australia) Vs Hannah Owen/Celia Duffield (United Kingdom)
  • Paul Stubbs (Australia) Vs Mark Everitt2 (United Kingdom)
Female
Event Catherine Hannah /Celia Gladiators
Skytrak 0 0 Lightning & Storm
Powerball 8 0 Laser, Delta & Glacier
Gauntlet 10 10 Rio, Vogue, Laser, Fury & Lightning
Glacier, Delta, Rio, Fury & Storm
Hang Tough 0 01 Lightning & Fury
Duel 10 5 Laser & Glacier
TOTAL 28 15
Male
Event Paul S Mark Gladiators
Skytrak 5 10 Hunter & Condor
Powerball 4 18 Ace, Saracen & Vulcan
Gauntlet 10 10 Rhino, Tower, Ace, Wolf & Saracen
Condor, Tower, Wolf, Taipan & Vulcan
Hang Tough 10 10 Wolf & Taipan
Duel 0 5 Saracen & Condor
TOTAL 29 53

Eliminator

  • Female: 6.5 second head start for Catherine (AUS)
  • Male: 12 second head start for Mark (UK)

Winners: Catherine Arlove (Australia) & Mark Everitt (United Kingdom)

1Hannah Owen injured her elbow in Gauntlet. Celia Duffield took her place and played the remainder of the games. 2Mark Everitt was invited back to take part after making in through to the semi-finals during International Gladiators 2 the previous year but being forced to pull out due to cold/flu illness.

The Ashes Return: Grand Final

Original airdate: 12 October 1996 (Australia), 1 February 1997 (United Kingdom)
Contenders:

  • Marisa Huettner (Australia) Vs Catherine Arlove (Australia)
  • Paul Reynolds (Australia) Vs Mark Everitt (United Kingdom)
Female
Event Marisa Catherine Gladiators
Pendulum 10 01 Vogue & Lightning
The Wall 0 10 Lightning & Vogue
Swingshot 5 0 Laser & Lightning
Duel 02 5 Rio & Laser
Hang Tough 03 0 Lightning & Vogue
TOTAL 15 15
Male
Event Paul Mark Gladiators
Pendulum 10 5 Saracen & Condor
The Wall 0 10 Hunter & Condor
Swingshot 5 10 Wolf & Taipan
Duel 0 0 Hunter & Vulcan
Hang Tough 10 0 Saracen & Taipan
TOTAL 25 25

Eliminator

  • Female: No head start
  • Male: No head start

Winners: Marisa Huettner & Paul Reynolds

1Catherine was disqualified for using her body to block Lightning from getting her tag.
2Marisa and Rio interlocked with their pugil sticks and the game had to be restarted. This was only seen on Australian airings.
3Although Marisa was in the scoring zone when the time was up, she was disqualified for attacking Lightning's head and throat.

Winning Country: Australia

References

  1. ↑ "GLADIATORS (SHOW 17 - ASHES)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 18)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "GLADIATORS (ASHES - SHOW 19)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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